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June 2008

uTorrent's WebUI___Hack Attack: Remote control your torrents with

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Control your BT downloads from anywhere using a full-featured web interface. With uTorrent's WebUI, you can add, remove, and manage the downloads you've got running at home no matter where you are. Hit the jump and I'll show you how to get it all set up.

Unlock USB Support for VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron__LINUX___Ubuntu Unleashed blog

Step-by-step instructions on installing and configuring VirtualBox with support for plug-in devices. It's specific to the newest Ubuntu and a little bit more than the "five easy steps"

Perfect Your Picasa to Flickr Workflow

They don't talk to one another. If at home after a vacation inf Thailand, I had a hard drive loaded with photos and I wanted a way to organize, caption, and publish them all at once without duplicating work. Here's how I did it with Picasa and Flickr.

May 2008

Lifehacker__Fedora 9 Linux__After the jump, let's create a fully-functional desktop-to-go using a simple Windows program and a 1GB Thumb drive

A three-click affair.You don't need Linux installed to create it, you can leave the data on your thumb drive untouched, and any files you create or settings you tweak remain in place the next time you boot up.

Layers Tutorial for Photoshop Beginners

The Digital Photography School blog has an instructive tutorial on using layers

Alpha Geek: Whip your MP3 library into shape, Part III: Metadata

MusicBrainz,or Mp3tag ?. MediaMonkey! —the same program I relied on to fix my album art. It's free, easy and useful for much more than just metadata modding.

April 2008

Control and Grab Your Torrents From Anywhere with TorrentFlux

Wwhy not offer them what you've already grabbed from BitTorrent, or give them a user name and password to get what you're about to start downloading? TorrentFlux, a free, open-source, server-based BitTorrent manager, can do all those things.

February 2008

Hack Attack: The self-sustaining iPod_utiliser l'Ipod sans Itunes c'est possible...

By the end of this little tutorial, you'll be able to rip a CD, sync the MP3s to your iPod, then play any music off your iPod from any computer without ever having to install anything on that computer - and not once will you have to open iTunes to do it.

September 2007

How To: How to create the grunge effect with Photoshop - Lifehacker

a helpful tutorial on creating a grunge look in an image in Photoshop, like the one pictured above with the grungy corner.

June 2007

How To: Turn your wifi router into a repeater - Lifehacker

This How-To provides step-by-step instructions for creating a Universal Wireless Repeater appliance: a device that you can place anywhere and it will wirelessly repeat the strongest signal, onto another wireless network (with or without security)

April 2007

Geek to Live: Flickr Advanced User Guide - Lifehacker

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I published an article here on Lifehacker called Tips for Flickr beginners, a quick rundown on how to get started on Flickr. One year later I'm still as big a Flickr fan and user as ever, so it's about time to point out some of the more advanced features

March 2007

Foobar2000____Hack Attack: Roll your own killer audio player with - Lifehacker

If you love to tweak and customize your software applications to work just the way you want, extensibility is key - and the free audio player for Windows, foobar2000, is the most extensible player on the market.

Instant, no-overhead blog with Tumblr - Lifehacker___Geek to Live:

A new blog format, called a "tumblelog," is a no-hassle, no-writing-required way to share those bits and maintain a personal site with the least possible commitment. A new service called Tumblr can publish your tumblelog with minimal setup and for free. L

How to fix a non-booting iPod

Gadget weblog CrunchGear posts a "five-point plan" for fixing an iPod that won't boot.

Hack Attack: Become a Gmail master - Lifehacker

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Today I've got a rundown of the methods and add-ons I use to make Gmail more powerful. By the time you're done with this article you'll be a bona fide Gmail power user, too. Quick look at what to expect

Sync your Greasemonkey scripts across computers ___Hack Attack:

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Greasemonkey is by far my favorite Firefox extension. It's the first extension I install on a new installation of Firefox, followed quickly by a slew of my favorite Greasemonkey scripts. The only problem that I've had with Greasemonkey in the past is that

January 2007

Geek to Live: Manage multiple Firefox profiles - Lifehacker

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If you share a computer with family members or roommates, or if you simply browse for different reasons - like work, blogging, school research, or play - you may want to use different Firefox settings each time you sit down to surf. Luckily, the Firefox p